Improvement in a hobby-horse



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Letters Patent No. 94,858,dated September 14, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN A HOBBY-Helsen.

The Schedule referred to ,in these Letters Patent and making part of the same i I Be it known that 1,' LAURITZ ANDERsomofUhicago, in the county of Cook, and State ot' Illinois, have invented 4a new and valuable'Improvement in J umping lonies;y and I do herehy declare that the following 'is' a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference lieing hadto the annexeddranings, making a part of this speciiication; and to the letters and gures oi' reference marked thereon.

Figure I, of the drawings, is a representation of `my invention. Y

My invention relates to rocking-horses, and

It consist-s, mainly, in attachingv tosuch horses devrites by which a jumping motion is secured therefor.

The letter A, of the drawings, representsarocking-V horse, constructed `in the usual manner, but with *a portion of itshody cnt` out, in the form of a slot, to admit the devices hereinafter described.

The letter B represents a 'plate with a corrugated bottom, attached to thebody by pins a, and spring D, in the manner shown. i

The letter `C is a triangular frame, with an escaloped upper har,v adapted to 'the corrugatious .of plate B, and a roller,`c, for operating the Velastic cord next mentioned.

The'letter H represents an India-rubber cord, attached at its upper end to the rear end of plate B. It passes under the corrugations of'said plat-e, and npwardthrough an opening therein, and oyer the front end thereof, from whence itl passes i around the pulley o, and is made first at its opposite end, in the' side of frame Q, in the manner shown; 'lo operate Vmy device, the boy rocks the horse in the usual manner, and in addition to rocking it, will leap along the ground.

W'hat I claim as my'invention, and desire to secure by Lettels Patent, is-

The improvements in a rocking-,horse 'herein described, consisting of the plate B, frame C, pulley c, spring' D, and elastic cord H, constructed and arranged to operate snbstantiallyas specified. a

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name, in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

F. J. SMITH, D.. HARRY HAMMER.

LAURITZ ANDERSON. 

